French Committee Issues Report on Paris International Commercial Courts
The Legal High Committee for Financial Markets of Paris issued a report on the work of the international commercial chambers ofContinue Reading
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The Legal High Committee for Financial Markets of Paris issued a report on the work of the international commercial chambers ofContinue Reading
On 31 May 2023, the European Commission has proposed new rules aimed to ensure that the protection of adults isContinue Reading
On 10 May 2023, UNIDROIT adopted the Principles on Digital Assets and Private Law. The Principles contain recommendations to nationalContinue Reading
At the request of the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament, the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights andContinue Reading
A group of German scholars, consisting of Christine Budzikiewicz (University of Marburg), Konrad Duden (University of Leipzig), Anatol Dutta (Ludwig MaximilianContinue Reading
This post was written by Nadia Rusinova (Hague University of Applied Sciences). The judgment of the Court of Justice ofContinue Reading
This post was written by Giesela Rühl, LL.M. (Berkeley), Humboldt-University of Berlin, and is also available via conflictoflaws.net. On 25 April 2023 theContinue Reading
The EU has decided on 24 April 2023 to establish treaty relations with Ukraine under the Hague Judgments Convention. UkraineContinue Reading
The European Commission published on 13 April 2023 a study on the application of Regulation 4/2009 on maintenance obligations. TheContinue Reading
Readers of this blog are aware that an EAPIL Working Group has been set to reflect on the reform ofContinue Reading
Mediation has acquired a growing and unstoppable implantation during the last years, becoming an alternative dispute mechanism for the resolutionContinue Reading
The author of this post is Uglješa Grušić, Associate Professor, Faculty of Laws, University College London. As has already been reportedContinue Reading
The desirability of adopting a French code of private international law in a field dominated by EU law is hotlyContinue Reading
The European Commission has published, on 29 March 2023, a Study to support the preparation of a report on theContinue Reading
As many readers of the blog surely know already, the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPC Agreement) will enter into forceContinue Reading
Lotario Benedetto Dittrich (University of Trieste) has written a Study at the request of the JURI committee of the EuropeanContinue Reading
On 8 February 2023, the European Commission presented two proposals, the purpose of which is to pave the way toContinue Reading
This is the and final part of a post collectively written by Marion Ho-Dac and Matthias Lehmann. Part one isContinue Reading
This post was collectively written by Marion Ho-Dac and Matthias Lehmann. It consists of two parts. Part two can beContinue Reading
The Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) has recently published the new edition of the Practical Handbook on theContinue Reading
The EAPIL Working Group on the Reform of the Brussels I bis Regulation has issued a preliminary position paper formulatingContinue Reading
Matthias Lehmann (University of Vienna) and Gilles Cuniberti (University of Luxembourg) are considering establishing an EAPIL Working Group on theContinue Reading
UNIDROIT has started an online consultation on its Draft Principles and Commentary on Digital Assets and Private Law, which MarcoContinue Reading
The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) is presently conducting a public consultation regarding a set ofContinue Reading
On 15 December 2022, the UK Government launched an open consultation on its plan for the United Kingdom to becomeContinue Reading
As reported on this blog by Marco Pasqua, the European Commission adopted on 18 October 2022 its 2023 Work Programme,Continue Reading
On 7 December 2022, as announced through the Commission Press Corner, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation aimedContinue Reading
This post was written by Felix M. Wilke, University of Bayreuth. The new EU Sale of Goods Directive 2019/771 andContinue Reading
The Experts’ Group on the Parentage/Surrogacy Project of the Hage Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) has issued its FinalContinue Reading
Dominique Bureau (University of Paris II Panthéon Assas) and Horatia Muir Watt (Sciences Po Law school) have published earlier thisContinue Reading
A recent Briefing paper titled Updating the European digital identity framework, authored by Mar Negreiro and Maria Niestadt (from theContinue Reading
This post was written by Pietro Franzina and Thalia Kruger, and is being published simultaneously on Conflictoflaws.net and on theContinue Reading
On 18 October 2022, the European Commission adopted its 2023 Work Programme. As explained in the press release that accompaniesContinue Reading
This post, written by Pascal de Vareilles Sommières, who is a Professor at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, isContinue Reading
On 9, 10 and 11 November 2022, a Special Commission devoted to the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 onContinue Reading
This is the second and final part of a post contributed by Estelle Gallant, regarding the provisions on parentage inContinue Reading
This post, written by Estelle Gallant, who is a Professor at the University of Toulouse Capitole, is the sixth inContinue Reading
This post was written by Hans van Loon. As reported in this blog before the European Commission on 23 February 2022Continue Reading
A quick update related to the public consultation launched by the French Ministry of Justice last June on the draft code ofContinue Reading
The author of this post is Francesca Maoli, who is a Researcher at the University of Genova. The Brussels IIContinue Reading
This post was contributed by Thomas Mastrullo, who is an Associate Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Luxembourg.Continue Reading
The International Commission on Civil Status (ICCS) will host a conference, jointly organised with the Société de Législation Comparée, underContinue Reading
A quick update related to the insolvency regulation (Regulation 2015/848): on 30 August 2022 the Commission adopted Decision (EU) 2022/1437Continue Reading
The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (Unidroit) is conducting an online consultation on the draft Model LawContinue Reading
This post was contributed by Dr. Vincent Richard, who practices with Wurth Kinsch Olinger in Luxembourg. The end of theContinue Reading
The European Commission has announced that the European Union and Ukraine both joined the 2019 Hague Judgments Convention today. MoreContinue Reading
This post was written by Stefan Leible and Felix M. Wilke (both University of Bayreuth). It is the fourth inContinue Reading
On 25 May 2022, the European Commission published a set of Questions and Answers (Q&As) to clarify the practical implementation ofContinue Reading
On 23 June 2022, the Lisbon Guidelines on Privacy, drawn up by the ILA Committee on the Protection of PrivacyContinue Reading
This post was contributed by Fabienne Jault-Seseke, who is Professor at University Paris Saclay (UVSQ), and a member of GEDIP.Continue Reading
Following the release of a draft code of private international law (announced here), the French Ministry of Justice has launchedContinue Reading
Council Decision (EU) 2022/1022 of 9 June 2022 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the ProtocolContinue Reading
The JUDGTUST Project (Regulation BIa: a standard for free circulation of judgments and mutual trust in the EU) conducted byContinue Reading
This post was contributed by Francesco Pesce, who is an associate professor at the University of Genoa. The very firstContinue Reading
Regulation (EU) 2022/850 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a computerised system for theContinue Reading
This is the second of a series of posts on the French draft code of private international law of March 2022.Continue Reading
This is the first in a series of posts on the French draft code of private international law of MarchContinue Reading
In July 2018, the French Minister of Justice invited Jean-Pierre Ancel, a former judge of the Cour de cassation (FrenchContinue Reading
Strategic lawsuits against public participation, commonly known as ‘SLAPPs’, are a particular form of harassment used primarily against journalists andContinue Reading
On behalf of the European Commission (DG JUST), Milieu Consulting is conducting a study on the application of Regulation (EU)Continue Reading
On 19 April 2022, the European Commission has launched a new page on the e-Justice Portal concerning children from UkraineContinue Reading
On 23 February 2022, the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate SustainabilityContinue Reading
On 31 March 2022, the EU Commission disclosed that it has been working on a proposal for a bilateral treatyContinue Reading
This post was contributed by Christine Bidaud, who is Professor at the University Jean Moulin – Lyon 3, co-director of theContinue Reading
On 2 March 2022 the US signed the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the recognition and enforcement ofContinue Reading
Annexes A and B to the insolvency Regulation list, respectively, the national insolvency proceedings and national insolvency practitioners (as notifiedContinue Reading
At the beginning of December 2021 the European Commission launched a new initiative aiming to digitalise cross-border judicial cooperation –Continue Reading
The European Commission (EC) set out an initiative Recognition of parenthood between Member States. As underlined by the EC, the initiative aims toContinue Reading
The author of this post is Burcu Yüksel Ripley, who is a Senior Lecturer in law and the Director of the CentreContinue Reading
The European Parliamentary Research Service of the European Parliament has issued on November 18th, 2021, a Briefing on The UnitedContinue Reading
On 19 October 2021, the European Commission adopted its 2022 Work Programme, setting out its key initiatives and the nextContinue Reading
This post was written by Thomas Mastrullo, Associate Professor at University of Luxembourg. Background The European Commission has for severalContinue Reading
This post was contributed by Hans van Loon, a member of GEDIP and of the Institut de Droit International andContinue Reading
On 15 October 2021, the two Rapporteurs of the European Parliament, Emil Radev and Nuno Melo (following a Joint committeeContinue Reading
In June 2021, the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament issued a Draft Report with recommendations to theContinue Reading
The author of this post is Carlos Santaló Goris, research fellow at the MPI Luxembourg and Ph.D. candidate at theContinue Reading
The author of this post is Christelle Chalas, who is an Associate Professor at the University of Lille. Background The FrenchContinue Reading
On 16 July 2021, the EU Commission has issued a Proposal for a Council Decision on the accession by theContinue Reading
According to Frank Woud (e-CODEX Community and External Relations Manager, Ministry of Justice and Security, The Netherlands): The full potentialContinue Reading
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) can be defined as lawsuits intended to intimidate and silence critics by burdening themContinue Reading
This post was contributed by Alexia Pato, who is Postdoc Research Fellow at the University of McGill (Montreal, Canada). TheContinue Reading
This post has been drafted by Dr. Felix M. Wilke, University of Bayreuth, Germany. A new contestant has entered theContinue Reading
In spite of the numerous studies and decades of analysis, the interface between private international law and human rights keepsContinue Reading
This post was contributed by Thomas Mastrullo, who is a lecturer at the Sorbonne Law School (Paris 1) On 31Continue Reading
On 14 June 2021, the Research Service of the European Parliament released a briefing paper related to the proposal forContinue Reading
On 7 June 2021, the Council of the European Union has adopted a political document titled Conclusions on the Protection ofContinue Reading
The conference titled Child-friendly procedures in cases of international child abduction will take place online on 24 and 25 JuneContinue Reading
The Council of the European Union will aim at establishing a general approach on the regulation on assignments of claimsContinue Reading
As reported by Pietro Franzina last January, the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC), which brings together the commercial courtsContinue Reading
A joint publication of the Secretariats of UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT and the HCCH, titled Legal Guide to Uniform Instruments in theContinue Reading
On May 4th, 2021, the European Commission issued a Communication offering its Assessment on the application of the United KingdomContinue Reading
The European Group of Private International Law (EGPIL-GEDIP) has published the minutes (in French) of its 2020 Meeting. The topics discussed during theContinue Reading
The following text has been kindly provided by professors Toshiyuki Kono, Pedro de Miguel Asensio and Axel Metzger. The International Law Association’sContinue Reading
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there Where most it promises… William Shakespeare Yesterday has been an emotional rollercoaster forContinue Reading
On 8 April 2020, the UK formally applied to accede to the Lugano Convention. The one year period recommended forContinue Reading
In September 2020, the First President of the French supreme court for private and criminal matters (Cour de Cassation), Ms ChantalContinue Reading
The author of this post is Priskila P. Penasthika, Ph.D. Researcher, Erasmus School of Law, and Lecturer in Private International LawContinue Reading
On 17 September 2020 the Court of Justice of the EU issued a judgement in the case of WV vContinue Reading
On 24 February 2021 the Court of Justice of the EU issued a judgement in the case BU v Markt24Continue Reading
Since 2018, UNIDROIT has been studying the prospect of working on the enforcement of claims. In September 2020, it eventuallyContinue Reading
The post below was provided by Catherine Shen, Project Manager at the Asian Business Law Institute. Readers of the EAPIL blog areContinue Reading
Update — In light of the interest triggered by this post, an on-line symposium has been organised on this blogContinue Reading
In July 2020, Luxembourg eventually adopted a statute on Civil Liability for Harm related to a Nuclear Accident. The statuteContinue Reading
In February 2019, Michael G. Faure (Maastricht University and Erasmus Law School Rotterdam) and Kévine Kindji (Maastricht University) presented toContinue Reading
Pursuant to Protocol No 22 to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the EuropeanContinue Reading
Marilyn Freeman (University of Westminster, London) has written an in-depth analysis on the Child Perspective in the Context of theContinue Reading
2021 will be a milestone for the International Commission on Civil Status (ICCS). Driven by a powerful internationalisation movement, the newContinue Reading
The EU has developed a common judicial area where judgments given in one EU Member State are recognised and canContinue Reading
In December 2020, the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC), which brings together the commercial courts of several countriesContinue Reading
Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of 25 November 2020 on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers andContinue Reading
In December 2019 the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) convened experts and stakeholders from around the world toContinue Reading
The author of this post is Michiel Poesen, PhD candidate at KU Leuven. This post tells a short story aboutContinue Reading
December 2020 will be quiet at the Court (regarding private international law cases). The judgment in C-774/19 Personal Exchange InternationalContinue Reading
On 2 December 2020, following a lengthy procedure, the Recast Service Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2020/1784 of 25 November 2020 on the serviceContinue Reading
Following a lecture delivered in September 2020 at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and Private International Law in Hamburg,Continue Reading
The European Order for Payment (EOP, Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006), the European Small Claims Procedure (ESCP, Regulation (EC) No 861/2007)Continue Reading
On 16 November 2020, the JURI Committee of the European Parliament will vote on the draft recommendations for second readingContinue Reading
Complaints about the inefficiency of enforcement mechanisms at national and transnational level are not new. The insufficiency of existing national andContinue Reading
On few occasions Polish tax authorities made references to the EU Succession Regulation and applied foreign law designated by itsContinue Reading
Haris Meidanis’ new article on international mediation has just appeared at the current issue (2020/2) of the Journal of PrivateContinue Reading
The Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) has selected a team to prepare a draft UniformContinue Reading
This post has been written by Vincent Richard, Senior Research Fellow at the MPI Luxembourg, Department of European and ComparativeContinue Reading
In the context of the 2020 Annual Conference of the European Law Institute, the feasibility study on EU Conflict ofContinue Reading
It is widely known that disputes related to sports are most of the times referred to arbitration. Football is ofContinue Reading
On 10 August 2020, the European Commission launched a public consultation on Regulation 805/2004 creating a European Enforcement Order forContinue Reading
On 16 July 2020, the Government of Portugal decided to start the process whereby Portugal will, in due course, becomeContinue Reading
On 21 July 2020 the Unidroit Secretariat released a Note on the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts and theContinue Reading
On 14 July 2020, Austria ratified the 1965 Hague Service Convention. The Convention is set to enter into force for AustriaContinue Reading
On 7 July 2020, the Members of the Committee on Legal Affairs will vote on the provisional agreement resulting fromContinue Reading
The Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached on 30 June 2020 a provisionalContinue Reading
On 22 June 2020, Parliament and Council negotiators reached a deal on the first EU-wide rules on collective redress. TheContinue Reading
On 26 May 2020, the European Commission launched a public consultation on cross-border investment within the EU. Why this initiative? First,Continue Reading
Bertrand Copigneaux, Nikita Vlasov and Emarildo Bani of IDATE DigiWorld, Nikolay Tcholtchev and Philipp Lämmel of Fraunhofer Institute for OpenContinue Reading
At its fifty-second session, in 2019, UNCITRAL considered a proposal from the European Union on applicable law in insolvency proceedingsContinue Reading
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and following a video message of the Secretary General, the Permanent Bureau (PB) ofContinue Reading
The latest edition of the Brussels Agenda, published by the Joint Brussels Office of the Law Societies, features three interestingContinue Reading
The author of this post is Caterina Benini, a PhD student at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart inContinue Reading
Brexit and its legal consequences was the topic of an earlier post in this blog, suggesting the United Kingdom should joinContinue Reading
Confinement has severely curtailed our freedom of movement, but it has certainly not put an end to disagrements and disputes.Continue Reading
On 21 March 2020 the Fellows of the European Law Institute (ELI) have approved a Report on the Protection of AdultsContinue Reading
In May 2018, the European Commission published a proposal for a Regulation amending the 2001 Evidence Regulation. The name ofContinue Reading
The author of this post is Giovanni Chiapponi, research fellow at the MPI Luxembourg. The post is based on a presentationContinue Reading
On 14 of February 2020 a new law undermining the independence of judiciary in Poland (a so-called “muzzle law“) entered intoContinue Reading
Following the adoption of the Judgments Convention, on 2 July 2019, the Hague Conference on Private International Law has resumedContinue Reading
On 29 November 2019, the Council of the European Union adopted a general approach regarding the recast of Regulation 1393/2007 on theContinue Reading
On 10 February 2020, the European Commission announced its intention to open a process of consultation to get feedback fromContinue Reading
The author of this post is François Mailhé (University of Picardy – Jules Verne). “Nul n’a de droit à l’enfant”, that is, noContinue Reading
AMICABLE, a project co-funded by the European Commission, aims to create Best Practice Tools assisting with the enforceability of mediated agreements in the EU,Continue Reading
The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law has published a new volume of The Judges’ Newsletter, a biannualContinue Reading
According to a press release published on 9 January 2020, the MEPs can soon start negotiating the final shape thatContinue Reading
The European Group of Private International Law (EGPIL-GEDIP) has published the minutes (in French) of its 2019 Meeting in Katowice.Continue Reading
Background On 11 April 2018, the Commission published a proposal for a new Directive on representative actions for the protectionContinue Reading
On 28 November 2019 the European Added Value Unit published a study accompanying the European Parliament’s legislative own-initiative report on Common minimum standardsContinue Reading
Udo Bux (Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs of the European Parliament) has written an In Depth AnalysisContinue Reading